Models

deepseek-v4-flash vs gemini-3.1-pro-preview

Output tokens cost $0.31 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $12.00 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Input tokens cost $0.15 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $2.00 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.00 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $0.50 per million on gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Context windows are 1,000,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 1,000,000 tokens on gemini-3.1-pro-preview. First-token latency measured on AIHubMix is 1.2s on deepseek-v4-flash and 5.9s on gemini-3.1-pro-preview. Measured output throughput is 101.3 tokens/s on deepseek-v4-flash and 79.5 tokens/s on gemini-3.1-pro-preview.

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DeepSeek
deepseek-v4-flash
DeepSeek · text → text

DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.

Input$0.15 /M
Output$0.31 /M
Google
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Google · text, image, audio, video → text

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is designed to further optimize the performance and reliability of the Gemini 3 Pro series, offering improved reasoning capabilities, greater token efficiency, and a more robust, factually consistent user experience. It is optimized for software-engineering behaviors and usability, and is also suitable for agent workflows that require precise tool invocation and reliable multi-step execution, enabling stable operation across a variety of real-world scenarios.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$12.00 /M

Specs & Pricing

Prices are per million tokens. Latency and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

deepseek-v4-flash
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Input price
$0.15
$2.00
Output price
$0.31
$12.00
Cache read
$0.00
$0.50
Context window
1,000,000
1,000,000
Max output
384,000
64,000
Latency (first token)
1.2 s
5.9 s
Throughput
101.3 TPS
79.5 TPS
Modalities
text
textimageaudiovideo
Features
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputswebdeepsearchlong context
Endpoints
chat_completions · claude_api
chat_completions · gemini_api · claude_api

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Usage on AIHubMix last 30 days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

deepseek-v4-flashgemini-3.1-pro-preview

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Live Performance last 3 days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

deepseek-v4-flashgemini-3.1-pro-preview

Throughput (TPS)

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Latency (s)

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Uptime (%)

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Cost Calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

deepseek-v4-flash
$13.86 /mo
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
$300 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: deepseek-v4-flash, gemini-3.1-pro-preview?

deepseek-v4-flash: $0.31/M output tokens; gemini-3.1-pro-preview: $12.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

deepseek-v4-flash: 1.2s first-token latency measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts 1,000,000 and gemini-3.1-pro-preview accepts 1,000,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 64,000 tokens on gemini-3.1-pro-preview.

Which one generates tokens faster?

deepseek-v4-flash at 101.3 tokens/s and gemini-3.1-pro-preview at 79.5 tokens/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from first-token latency.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; gemini-3.1-pro-preview accepts text, image, audio and video input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, deep search and long context.

Can I call deepseek-v4-flash and gemini-3.1-pro-preview with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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